NCEP(GFS) - National Centers for Environmental Prediction Global Forecast System global gridded anlaysis archive - 2004 to Present
The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Global Forecast System (GFS) gridded analysis datasets for the period from Dec 2004 until the current day. The NCEP GFS is a global spectral data assimilation and forecast model system giving 6 hourly (00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC) atmospheric variables at 26 levels with a resolution of .5 degree. The GFS model superceeded the AVN in October 2002. Data is stored with the following folder convention {gfs2YYMM (YY=year, MM=month)}, this archive is updated on a daily basis.
Simple
Identification info
- Date
- Citation identifier
- Marlin Record Number: 8395
- Citation identifier
- Anzlic Identifier: ANZCW0306008395
- Credit
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NCEP, CSIRO - Marine and Atmospheric Research.
- Credit
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NCEP
- Credit
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Jack Katzfey
- Credit
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Marcus Thatcher.
- Status
- On going
- Point of contact
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Role Organisation Electronic mail address Point of contact CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere - Aspendale
- Topic category
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Extent
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2004-12-01
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Continual
- GCMD Keywords
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- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Altitude | Geopotential Height
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Atmospheric Pressure | Atmospheric Pressure Measurements
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Atmospheric Pressure | Sea Level Pressure
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Atmospheric Pressure | Surface Pressure
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Atmospheric Temperature | Air Temperature
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Atmospheric Temperature | Potential Temperature
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Atmospheric Temperature | Surface Air Temperature
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Atmospheric Water Vapor | Humidity
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Atmospheric Winds | Surface Winds
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Atmospheric Winds | Upper Level Winds
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Precipitation | Precipitation Amount
- Earth Science | Atmosphere | Precipitation | Rain
- Earth Science | Land Surface | Soils | Soil Temperature
- AODN Geographic Extent Names
- CSIRO Survey List
- CSIRO Source List
Resource constraints
- Other constraints
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Available on the HPSC cherax for CSIRO internal use, users are required to contact Jack Katzfey first.
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Environment description
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Any software able to manipulate grib file format (example wgrib)
- Supplemental Information
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ATTRIBUTE STATEMENT:
Variables:
Available for[1,2,3,5,7 KPA, 10-90 KPA(5 KPa steps), 90-100KPA(2.5 KPA steps)]
HGT: Geopotential height, TMP: Temperature, UGRD: u-component of wind, VGRD: v-component of wind, ABSV: Absolute vorticity, 03MR: Ozone mixing ratio, RH: Relative humidity, VVEL: Vertical velocity (pressure), CLWMR: Cloud water mixing ratio.
Available for specific levels:
PRES: Pressure, HGT: Geopotential height, TMP: Temperature, SOILW: Volumetric soil moisture content, WEASD: Water equivalent of accumulate, SPFH: Specific humidity, RH: Relative humidity, UGRD: u-component of wind, VGRD: v-component of wind, LFTX: Surface lifted index, CAPE: Convective available potential, CIN: Convective inhibition, PWAT: Precipitable water, CWAT: Could water, TOZNE: Total ozone, TCDC:Total could cover, VWSH: Vertical speed shear, 4LFTX: Best (4 layer) lifted index, HPBL: Planetary boundary layer height, POT: Potential temperature, VVEL: Vertical velocity (pressure), LAND: Landcover (0=sea 1=land), ICEC: Ice cover, PRMSL: Pressure reduced to MSL, 5WAVH: 5-wave geopotential height, GPA: Geopotential height anomally, 5WAVA: 5-wave geopotential height anomaly.
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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DIGITAL - other
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Files are in either GRIB or GRIB2 format.
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- OnLine resource
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Documentation Link
Link to NCEP home page
- OnLine resource
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Documentation Link
Link to current GFS model specifications
OnLine resource
- Name of the resource
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Project Data Location
- Description
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\\cherax.hpsc.csiro.au\cs\datastore\csdar\kat024\save\gfs2YYMM
(YY-year, MM-month)
Data quality info
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Report
Result
- Date (Publication)
- Explanation
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N/A
Report
Result
- Date (Publication)
- Explanation
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N/A
Report
Result
- Date (Publication)
- Explanation
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Dataset is complete
Resource lineage
- Statement
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Unprocessed 6 hourly grib output files from NCEP GFS model.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- cb687c71-134c-4a0a-b295-3e3b23f35d11
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Contact
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Role Organisation Electronic mail address Point of contact CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere - Hobart
- Metadata linkage
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Point of truth URL of this metadata record
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2008-09-05T00:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2008-09-05T16:32:46
Metadata standard
- Title
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ISO 19115-3:2018
- Title
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Marine Community Profile
- Date (Creation)
- 2019-05-30
- Edition
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3.0
- Edition date
- 2019-05-30T00:00:00
- Cited responsible party
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Role Organisation Electronic mail address Custodian Marine Community Profile Governance Committee
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